Sat Apr 27, 2013 17:28:09
Iran will unveil indigenous ballistic and cruise missiles as well as other new military achievements in a few months time, announced Defence Minister Vahidi.
“New Iranian-made ballistic and cruise missiles will be unveiled in the first six months of the current [Iranian] year (before mid-September),” Vahidi told reporters in Tehran.
The Iranian minister noted that the newly-developed cruise missile has a longer range as compared with the previous versions.
Touching on Iran’s new naval achievements to be announced before mid-September, Vahidi pointed out that launching a new submarine and a missile-launching WIG craft (Wing in Ground craft) are on the agenda of Iran’s Navy.
As far as the air defense is concerned, Iran plans to showcase new helicopters and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) during the period, the defense minister said.
Fresh achievements come as the Islamic Republic unveiled a number of indigenous military achievements during the Army Day parade on April 18, including a stealth unmanned aerial vehicle, two missile systems, and a mobile electronic interception system.
Over the past years, Iran has made important breakthroughs in its defense sector and attained self-sufficiency in producing important military equipment and systems.
Last Tuesday, Iran’s Deputy Defense Minister Majid Bokaei said the Islamic Republic has successfully test-fired a land-to-sea ballistic missile in the Persian Gulf.
He noted that the missile was a modified model of a surface-to-surface missile.
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